Update: Rapper 6ix9ine is Facing Life in Prison

Update two (11/20:) 6ix9ine’s lawyer, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ that the Brooklyn rapper will not be in protective custody. 6ix9ine will be in general population at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.

Update one: News site TMZ has obtained the 17-page indictment. It is not looking good for 6ix9ine. The Brooklyn rapper is facing six counts; the most serious count is a discharging a firearm while committing a crime charge.

6ix is facing a mandatory minimum of 25 years in prison. He could potentially get life in prison.

According to TMZ, the crackdown was a joint effort by ATF, NYPD and Homeland Security.

This latest update makes it seem certain that 6ix9ine, real name Daniel Hernandez, will be going to prison. Tekashi is currently on probation; in 2015 he pleaded guilty to the use of a child in a sexual performance.